Toy gun



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yTOY GUN Filed may 18, 1945 Patented Oct. 8, 1946 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

This invention relates to toy guns, and its principal object is to provide a toy gun having means whereby to simulate the sound of an explosion caused by the ring of a re arm and simultaneously t simulate the puff of smoke discharged from the nozzle of the gun.

Another object is to provide a toy gun which is incapable of injury to children or others. Another object is to provide a toy gun which can be manufactured from materials at present available to the public.

With these and other objects and advantages in view this invention consists in the several novel features hereinafter fully set forth and claimed.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a central, vertical, longitudinal section through a toy gun, illustrating one form of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a vertical cross section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a vertical cross section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1; and

Fig, 4 is an end elevation looking in the direction of the arrow 4 in Fig. 1.

Referring to said drawing, which vis merely illustrative of one form of the present invention, the reference character 5 designates the body or stock of the toy gun, which may be of any desired form and 6 designates the grip thereof. Conveniently the body may be formed of cardboard or the like scored lengthwise of itself at two spaced places and folded upon itself to form a top wall 1, and two side walls 8, which are eX- tended downward along the grip as at 9, between which is a block I0 of suitable composition glued or otherwise secured to the grip extensions 9 to provide a suitable grip.

The scored and folded parts l, 8, form a hollow body in which is contained a powder chamber I I, adapted to contain a quantity o'f non-explosive non-combustible powder, such for instance as magnesia or chemicals in powder form which are capable of producing smoke effects when a small quantity is discharged from the muzzle of the toy gun when operated, as will be hereinafter set forth. Extending from the powder chamber is a barrel I2 having a restricted discharge orifice I3 through which a small quantity of the powder is discharged simulating the discharge of a pui of smoke when the toy gun is operated.

Desirably the powder chamber is composed of a tubular member I4 glued or otherwise secured to the body of the toy gun, and having an elbow l5 secured thereto at its inner end and opening downward. A piece of gauze I5 or the like is secured across the hollow of the powder chamber at its inner end, to prevent escape of the powder at this end and a piece of gauze il or the like is secured in the barrel adjacent its outer end to prevent accidental escape of the powder. A small nail or the like I8, which serves as a sight, may be driven into the barrel at its discharge end to retain the gauze piece I'I in place.

The barrel I2 may have an extension I9 which is removably secured in the powder chamber by a friction t and a ange 2li on the barrel bears Iagainst the end of the body and positions the barrel with respect thereto.

Glued or otherwise secured to the front end of the body between the side walls 8 thereof, is a small block 2l having a kerf in which is glued or otherwise secured a tongue 22, composed of resilient material such as a strip of wood, which tongue normally extends across the open end of the elbow I5, but is adapted to be sprung away therefrom and permitted to spring back and strike against the end of the elbow to produce a sharp sound simulating the sound caused by the explosion of gun powder.

A trigger 23, here shown in the form of a star wheel, is rotatively mounted on a pin 24 secured in the side walls 8 of the body, and the points 25 of the star wheel are arranged to encounter and depress the free end of the tongue 22 when the trigger is rotated in the direction of the adjacent arrow, thereby retracting the free end of the tongue from the end of the elbow I5, and permitting it to snap back as the end of the active point of the star wheel passes the free end of the tongue.

In use the powder chamber is partially filled with a non-explosive powder. In operating the toy gun, a person grasps the grip and presses the protruding point of the star wheel trigger toward the grip, thereby bringing the next adjacent point of the trigger against the adjacent end of the tongue 22 and deecting it downwards until the end of the point of the trigger slips past the end of the tongue, permitting it to snap back against the end of the elbow and produce a sharp sound simulating the sound produced by the explosion in a fire arm when discharged. Simultaneously the tongue compresses the air in the powder chamber and discharges a small quantity of the powder therefrom through the restricted discharge orifice at the muzzle of the barrel, thereby simulating a puff of smoke discharged from the muzzle of a gun when fired.

I'he effect produced is very similar to the sound and visual result produced in ring a gun using explosive powder. The sound of the explosion is faithfully simulated as well as the discharge of a pui of smoke.

The toy gun is harmless, yet is attractive and entertaining. It can take the various forms of re arms, is simple, inexpensive and can be made from materials at present available to the public.

I claim as Lnew and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A toy gun comprising a hollow body, a tubular powder chamber open at both ends secured therein, said chamber being adapted to contain a quantity of non-explosive, non-combustible powder, a barrel removably secured -in one end of the chamber and having avrestricted discharge opening, porous retaining walls extending across the hollows of the chamber and barrel for preventing accidental escape of the powder, and 'a resilient element adapted to strike against the open inner end of the chamber whereby -to produce sound simulating the sound of an explosion and simultaneously to compress air in the chamber land thereby discharge a small quantity of the powder from the barrel whereby to simulate a puff of smoke.

v2. A toy gun comprising a body having an L-s'haped powder chamber therein, open at both ends, said chamber being adapted to contain a quantity of non-explosive, 'non-combustible powder, a barrel protruding from one end of the chamber, porous powder retaining walls one disposed adjacent the inner end of the chamber and one adjacent the outer end of the barrel, a resilient tongue secured at one end to the body with its free end in contact with the inner open end of the chamber, and a trigger having means to engage the free end of the tongue when operated, whereby to spring back the tongue, which when released from the trigger means functions to spring back against the inner open end of the chamber, thereby producing a sound simulating an explosion, and simultaneously compressing the air in the chamber and discharging a quantity of the powder through the discharge end of the barrel, thereby simulating a pun of smoke.

3. A toy gun comprising a body having an open ended powder chamber therein adapted to contain a quantity of non-explosive, non-combustible powder, a barrel protruding therefrom, a star wheel trigger rotatively mounted in the body, and a resilient tongue having one end xed to the body with its free end normally engaging the inner Aopen end of the chamber, said trigger, when operated, acting to spring back said tongue and release the same, whereby when released said tongue springs back against said inner open end of the chamber, thereby producing a sound simulating an explosion and simultaneously compresses the air in the chamber, thereby discharging a small quantity of the powder from the muzzle of the barrel, thereby simulating a puff of smoke.

ARTHUR C. CIMAGLIA. 

